What is the population of Ludhiana?
Ludhiana has a city population of 1,618,879. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Ludhiana
Ranking 279th globally, this city of 1.62 million is Punjab's largest, accounting for 0.1% of India's population. Located 287 km from New Delhi, it sits surrounded by smaller municipalities within 20 km: Gil at 7 km with 28,884 people, Dorāha at 20 km with 25,424, Phillaur at 13 km with 24,688, Sānehwāl at 15 km with 22,484, and Mūllānpur at 19 km with 16,356.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 118
Elevation
256 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
30.912, 75.854
Record updated
2025-12-15
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 3,732 in IndiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Ludhiana | 1.62M |
Ludhiana Population FAQ
Where is Ludhiana?
Ludhiana is in Punjab, India, 287 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 30.912, 75.854.
How big is Ludhiana compared with other cities in India?
It is the 23rd largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.